【Objective】Studying the effects of topographic position, vegetation cover, and soil property on the characteristics of preferential flow in mountainous areas can enrich research content of hillslope hydrology, and further reveal the mechanism of forestland in soil and water conservation.【Method】Dye tracing experiments using Brilliant blue solution combined with photographed images analysis were carried out in the Dalaoling forestland of the Three Gorges area to explore the transport features of preferential flow along with soil vertical pro...